Merck KGaA Seeks FDA Approval for First MS Pill

September 30, 2009 |

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Reuters -- Germany's Merck KGaA filed for approval of its multiple sclerosis (MS) pill cladribine in the United States in a bid to bring the first oral treatment against the debilitating disease to market.

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